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Has US court acquitted Air Peace boss of fraud allegations?
THREE Nigerian newspapers, Business Day, Leadership and The Nation, published a story (archived here, here and here) suggesting that the embattled Chief Executive Officer...
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Video compilation making rounds online does not show storm in Washington
A video has been making rounds on WhatsApp claiming to show a storm in Washington, D.C. in the United States of America.Â
The minute-long video...
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False claim circulates that Kenya, Nigeria are the least corrupt countries in Africa
A claim that Kenya and Nigeria have been ranked among the least corrupt countries in Africa has surfaced on the X platform.
An X user,...
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No! Court did not order VeryDarkMan to pay N500m fine over defamation
ON October 15, 2024, many Nigerian media platforms reported that the Lagos State High Court has imposed a fine of N500 million on social...
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Bobrisky has NOT been sentenced to 2 years imprisonment!
A claim that a Nigerian cross-dresser and socialite, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky has been sentenced to two years imprisonment has circulated widely...
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No, Labbadia did not reject Super Eagle’s job because politicians demand bribe from him
A claim that German coach, Bruno Labbadia, said he rejected the offer to become the new head coach of the Nigeria's Senior Men football...
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Can the UN take over any country where protests continue for 15 days or longer?
A claim that the United Nations (UN) would take over the country from the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, if protests continued longer than...
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No, Onanuga has not deleted his X posts about Obi
A claim that Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has deleted all the posts...
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Did any African country win men’s basketball game at the Olympics since 1996?
A claim that no African country has won the Olympics men’s basketball game since 1996 has gone viral on the internet.
The claim was made...
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#EndBadGovernance: False claims circulate that protest has been postponed till October 1
A claim that the #EndBadGovernance protest billed for August 1 -10 has been circulating on social media, particularly on WhatsApp.
The claim stated that the...
